2009

National Bike/Walk to Work Day

5th Annual Upper Valley event.

This year's event:

8 breakfast locations

225 people participated

18 prizes donated for our drawing

Magnificent weather!

Thank you all for participating.

Think Green Commutes!

Next BW2W event -- May 14, 2010

2009 Co-Organizers:

Upper Valley Rideshare-- 802-295-1824 x208

Upper Valley Trails Alliance -- 802-649-9075

If you ride transit, carpool, bike or walk this week, enter the NH statewide challenge to register your commute and enter the drawing.

2008 National Bike/Walk to Work Day

302 Less Cars in One Day make a Big Difference!

With the beautiful weather and high gas prices, we saw a 150% increase

in participation last year at the 4th annual BW2W Day event.

302 Commuter Participants from 63 Employers - 30 Sponsors

11 Bike and Walk Groups - More than 300 pairs of socks and 9 Breakfasts:

DHMC: 30 people saved 300 SOV miles and 260#s Co2

Hanover: 132 people saved 1,735 miles and 1,540#s Co2

Hartford: 32 people saved 471 miles and 420#s Co2

Hypertherm: 14 people saved 271 miles and 240#s Co2

Independent Commuters: 7 people saved 46 miles and 40#s Co2

Lebanon Food Co-op: 24 people saved 511 miles and 460#s Co2

Lebanon Green: 45 people saved 684 miles and 600#s Co2

Springfield Hospital : 40 people saved 96 miles and 80#s Co2

VA Hospital: 3 people saved 45 miles and 40#s Co2

West Lebanon: 7 people saved 34 miles and 40#s Co2

Total... 302 Commuters left their car at home for ONE DAY and

SAVED 4,193 miles and 1.86 Tons of Co2.

Thank you All!

2008 Co-Organizers:

Upper Valley Rideshare & Upper Valley Trails Alliance

NEW NH & VT BIKE MAPS!

Check out these links for local bike maps:

New Hampshire: http://www.nh.gov/dot/nhbikeped/maps.htm

Limited number of New 2008 maps available from UVRS.

See Ride and Walk Groups for more information.

Southeastern Vermont online maps: http://www.rpc.windham.vt.us/bikemap/

NEWS-WORTHY NOTES -

Worth reading for anyone wondering how to truly embrace a new commute!

Mar. 17 Headline link - NYC commuters on their bikes!

Additional Bike/Walk to Work Event information

For additional information on New Hampshire events please check:

www.BWANH.org  or www.walknh.org 

(Information updated 4/29/09)